The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28

good sold at and below cost for CASH
on that day,
An infant OF Mr.. and Mrs. McLang-
HIN died this morning about 6o,clock.
Mr.. A. J. Barnes is agent for the
Lynchburg Fertilizer Co., of Lynch
burg, Va, and has card in this issue.
1t is claimed that this fertilizer is
adapted to all crops and all climates
and they have numerous testimonials
as to its good qualities.
Two car loads OF machinery and
three car loads of patterns belonging
to Gen, j. T. Wilder, that had been
used in his foundry and machine shop
in Chattanooga arrived in Johnson
City Monday. The machinery will be
placed in position in the Johnson
City Foundry and Machine Works and
the patterns packed away forsafekeep-
ing.
DR.. NJ. B. Culver, of Philadelphia,
was in the city last week and was so
well pleased with Johnson City and
our future prospect he made the fol-
lowing purchases Range farm q
acres, $2,025, j, w, Crumley, 2 lots,
$525, j. 8. Wilson, 4 acres, $500, F.
F. Baxter, business let, 1925. Total
$4,575. This is nice sale when it is
known he did not come here to buy.
Mr.. WI Johnston, chief Of the c.
G. & @. engineer corps, was in the city
Saturday He says he has gotten
through the breaks of the Cumberland
but is now making survey OF side
line part of the way and will not finish
before 6 weeks or two months. He
will then either return to Johnson City
to locate the line or will begin from
that end and meet another corps that
5 will be started from here in the mean.
time.
The business association OF John.
son City gave the press gang a de.
| hghtful banquet Saturday night on
: their return from Cloudland. Like
e Tulahoma, Johnson City is thriv.
ing young town, which only a few
=. years ago was way Station-its
surroundings, the pluck of its business
men and its opportunities have given
it magic growth. 1t is the terminus
OF branch road, and again like Tul
lahoma, is expecting big trunk lint
to cross there, when Of course it is t.
= be big city, TNlldhoma Guardian.
q There is an anti-prohibition papei
published in Memphis called thu
"Weekly Facts. Below we publish ont
/, oftheir weakly facts: "The man WHIT
beats his wife when drunk will do i
when sober; man who loves his wifi,
y when sober loves her when drunk.
Such statements, that are so outra
a geously false, will do more than any
a thing else to carry the Amendment
$, Every dinking man knows, perhap
If to his sorrow, that the above para
graph is gross Misrepresentation
p One Of the saddest deaths that ha
e. occurred in Bristol for many years wa
y, that Of Miss Emma Smith, the daugh
n ter Of Editor A. G, Smith. Miss En-
ma Smith was the youngest of the 81
re- graduates of Sullins' College this yeal
70 and was an honored one of that nun
a. Der. Miss Smith died Sunday evenin
le and the funeral services took plac
from the First Presbyterian Churc
- Monday afternoon. Rev. G. A. Cali
- we'll conducted the services, and WI
>" assisted by several other ministers
~ the place-.Bristol correspondent
y Knoxville Journal.
Ie- A Yorkville, S. O., correspondent
on the Rock Hill, S. G., Herald speaks
ur the following complimentary terms
on Col. T. f. Matson: Col. Matso
chief engineer of the Magnetic Line
is in town again. The Colonel is sue
'" a genial, wholesouled gentleman th
NV he is welcome VIII enever he comes
Yorkvlle. He has by his uprigf
ness and integrity won the hearts
''' all our citizens with whom he h
come in contact, and were the Ra
ho road corporation composed Of SUI
or men as he, our people would bless t
on, day which brought the Three {
eit Railroad to us.
A meeting of the citizens of Jon
boro was held in the Court Hot
ing there last Tuesday night in the
esi-a terest of the G. G. & G. railroi
her Speeches were made by G. E. Dos
ma and |. E. Reeves. A committee
mas seven was appointed to confer w
is the officials of the c. G. & G. road a
show them the advantages of buildi
asst their road through Jonesboro. TIL
lall claim that it is much cheaper to
on low the river route and build by
is win than to come by Bakersville.